Number of Combinations
Probability Basics
Probability of Compound Events
Measures of Center
Frequency & Relative Frequency Tables
1

Find the total number of outcomes of rolling a six-sided cube (die) 2 times.

36 outcomes

1

What is the probability of an event that is impossible?

0 or 0%

1

Which type of compound event includes the word "or" and utilizes addition when calculating the probability?

Mutually Exclusive Events

1

Which measure of center refers to the numerical value that occurs most often?

Mode

1

Relative frequency tables express the rates/probabilities of events as ___________.

(a) Fractions

(b) Percentages

(c) Decimals

(c) Decimals

2

When do you use an exhaustive list to find the total number of possible combinations?

You use an exhaustive list in this scenario when every possible result is important.

2

What is the probability of an event that must occur?

1 or 100%

2

A bag of jellybeans contains a variety of flavors. The flavors are 10 chocolate, 12 cherry, 8 coffee, 7 peach, 3 salted caramel, and 20 strawberry. What is the probability of selecting a cherry or chocolate jellybean. Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

11/30

2

Which measure of center refers to the arithmetic average of a set of numbers?

Mean

2

Find the missing value in the following frequency table:

"Highest Degree Held by CEOs"

High School: ?

Bachelor's: 18

MBA: 50

Master's: 12

PhD: 15

Total: 100

5

3

What principle is used to identify the total number of outcomes?

Fundamental Counting Principle

3

A bag of candy includes the following flavors: 8 cherry, 5 watermelon, and 6 orange. Write the probability notation of (a) selecting an orange or a watermelon and (b) selecting a watermelon and a cherry.

(a) P(orange + watermelon)

(b) P(watermelon x cherry)

3

A bag of jellybeans contains a variety of flavors. The flavors are 10 chocolate, 12 cherry, 8 coffee, 7 peach, 3 salted caramel, and 20 strawberry. What is the probability of selecting a coffee or strawberry jellybean. Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

7/15

3

Which measure of center refers to the difference between the smallest and largest values in a list of data?

Range

3

The value at the lower left of a relative frequency table should always be equal to which number?

1.00

4

Find the total number of outcomes of the following scenario: a security PIN pad can have only the numbers 1-5. The PIN itself uses three numbers.

125 outcomes

4

Cory has a jar of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Write the probability notation for (a) selecting a penny or a quarter and (b) selecting a penny and a dime and a quarter.

(a) P(penny + quarter)

(b) P(penny x dime x quarter)

4

A bag of jellybeans contains a variety of flavors. The flavors are 10 chocolate, 12 cherry, 8 coffee, 7 peach, 3 salted caramel, and 20 strawberry. What is the probability of selecting a chocolate jellybean and then a strawberry jellybean. Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

1/18

4

What is the name of a data value that is substantially lower or smaller than all the other data values in a set of numbers?

Outlier

4

Find the missing value in the following relative frequency table:

"Highest Degree Held by CEOs"

High School: 0.05

Bachelor's: 0.18

MBA: ?

Master's: 0.12

PhD: 0.15

Total: 1.00

0.5

5

A restaurant offers appetizers, entrees, desserts, and drinks on its menu. How many total combinations are possible if the restaurant offers 5 appetizers, 12 entrees, 8 desserts, and 6 drinks?

2,880 combinations

5

A bag of jellybeans contains a variety of flavors. The flavors are 10 chocolate, 12 cherry, 8 coffee, 7 peach, 3 salted caramel, and 20 strawberry. What is the probability of selecting (a) a cherry jellybean and (b) selecting a chocolate jellybean. Express your answers as reduced fractions.

(a) 1/5

(b) 1/6

5

A bag of jellybeans contains a variety of flavors. The flavors are 10 chocolate, 12 cherry, 8 coffee, 7 peach, 3 salted caramel, and 20 strawberry. What is the probability of selecting a jellybean that is not fruit flavored. Express your answer as a reduced fraction.

7/20

5

Find the (a) mean, (b) median, (c) mode, and (d) range of the following set of numbers: 17, 18, 18, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27

(a) 21

(b) 20

(c) 18

(d) 10

5

Find the missing value in the following relative frequency table:

"Highest Degree Held by CEOs"

High School: 0.05

Bachelor's: 0.18

MBA: 0.5

Master's: 0.12

PhD: 0.15

Total: ?

1.00

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